[Sol Fury]

My very first Transformer was one of the Generation 1 toys. Skywarp I think was the very first, Optimus Prime was another of the original collection. Still got them both though I've had to repair them and replace the odd part here and there.

And yes, it did influence my collection. I grew up with toys low on articulation, but big on "personality" and "design". My most treasured items in my collection, my Braves, have minimal articulation, but bucketloads of coolness in the design. My other love right now, Transformers Animated, is filled with endless personality in the designs. I generally find myself more drawn to a cool design with some sort of quirk to it than to anything mega poseable.

Though I'll be honest, I've nothing against poseability and I do enjoy sticking my toys into different action poses.